Re: [libreoffice-users] Auto changes on a new spreadsheet set for next year

On 11/08/2012 06:45 AM, Paul Stear wrote:
> I have the same spreadsheet set I use each year.
> The new spreadsheet for 2013 will need to reference fields in the 2012
> spreadsheet.
>
> ='file:///home/fred/Generation Readings-2012.ods'#$Jan.A68
> The 2012 spreadsheet is referenced to 'file:///home/fred/Generation
> Readings-2011.ods'#$Jan.A68
>
> For the past few years I have manually changed the Readings-2012 in every
> instance (well over 100)
>
> I would like to be able to construct the spreadsheets with a method to change
> the current year, eg 2013 minus 1 to give 2012 inserted so that the ref in the
> 2013 spreadsheet reads;-
>
> ='file:///home/fred/Generation Readings-2012.ods'#$Jan.A68
>
> Is this possible?
> Thanks for any help
> regards
> Paul
     I don't know if you attached a file with your email or not. If you 
did, it was stripped by the mailing list. So, in other words, no one on 
the list can access a file to see what you describe in a Calc file.
     Since I'm into databases, I'm wondering if your data would be 
better served creating a database to hold it. Not knowing how many sheet 
your file contains nor what the columns are and what format each column 
use. (I'm guessing that you use one sheet per year.) So, it would be 
impossible to make any detailed comments.
     From personal experience, a database would require less time to 
maintain than your present speadsheet. With a little bit of work, all 
your data could be entered into a database.
     Could we have more information, please?

--Dan

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